THE CORPORATION OF THE CITY OF BURLINGTON

WHEREAS by Section 29(6)(a) of the Ontario Heritage Act, R.S.O. 1990, chapter O.18, as amended, the Council of a municipality shall pass a by-law designated property to be of historical and architectural value and interest where no Notice of Objection to the designation has been served on the City Clerk within thirty days after the date of first publication of the Notice of Intention to Designate in a newspaper having general circulation in the municipality;

AND WHEREAS Notice of Intention to Designate was published in a local newspaper and served on the owners of the properties and Community Heritage Ontario by registered mail;

AND WHEREAS the reasons for the said designations are set out in Schedule "A" attached hereto and forming part of this by-law;

AND WHEREAS no Notice of Objection was served on the City Clerk of the City of Burlington.

NOW THEREFORE THE COUNCIL OF THE CORPORATION OF THE CITY OF BURLINGTON HEREBY ENACTS AS FOLLOWS:

1. THAT 5515 Blind Line, Pin 07214-0080, being Part Lots 3 and 4, Concession 3 NS, in the City of Burlington, Regional Municpality of Halton;

2. THAT the City Clerk be directed to cause a Notice of this Passing of this by-law to be published in a local newspaper having general circulation in the municipality.

3. THAT the City Clerk be directed to cause a certified copy of this by-law to be served upon the owner of 5515 Blind Line, in the City of Burlington, in the Regional Municipality of Halton, and Community Heritage Ontario.

4. THAT this by-law shall take effect on the date of its registration in the Land Registry Office for the Land Registry Division of Halton (No. 20).

ENACTED AND PASSED THIS 28^th day of November, 2000.

MAYOR: __________________________________________

CITY CLERK: ______________________________________

Joseph Colling Jr. (1813 – 1901) was one of the seven children of Joseph and Jane Featherstone Colling, who emigrated from Weardale, County Durham, England, in 1822 and settled near Lowville, purchasing a 100-acre parcel of uncleared land. In the 1840s Joseph bought more land, in what was to become known as "the Colling Block", located between Blind Line and Guelph Line, and between Colling Road and Britannia Road. The Colling family were very successful farmers, and many descendents continue to live in Burlington and the Lowville area. They provided land for the construction of the Methodist Church and Manse, both now designated structures. Other houses associated with them have outstanding heritage value: three have been designated, and two have received Heritage Awards.

After Joseph’s death in 1863, the Colling Block was divided: each of his four sons received 150 acres. Joseph Jr.’s farm remained in the family for more than 150 years: in 1901 it passed to his son Henry; in 1933 to Henry’s son George Mervyn Colling. In 1994 the remaining two-acre property was sold to the present owners, Karen and Greg Moore.

This is a very good example of a vernacular style one-and-a-half storey brick farmhouse. With its rear wing, it was large enough to accommodate two generations of the Colling family. The front section of the house has an offset projecting front-gabled wing with a bay window and an arched window at the second level. The side wing has a centre gable with an arched window. The rear wing has two gables at the side, both with arched windows.

The outstanding decorative features of the house are the gables with their "gingerbread" bargeboards, which were chosen to be illustrated on the "Gables of Burlington" poster in 1989. The verandahs at the front and side have shed roofs supported by turned wood columns with exceptional decorative cornice trim and spoolwork.